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Stop Doing FMEAs for Your Customers
My oldest bonus daughter (aka ‘step-daughter’), Ally, loves to sing the song, “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now.” It’s a fun and expressive song and we love to see her smile...
Top Tips for Developing Leading Indicators for Plant Managers
When you come back to work after one or more out of office days, how do you know whether you’re going to have an easy day or a hard day? For many, the first indicator...
Distance, Flatten, Pivot, Advance
If you haven’t done anything different and learned something new over the past three months, you’re living under a rock. From COVID-19 to the tragic death of George...
Using Coronavirus Shutdown for Continuous Improvement Activities
Automakers across the globe have shut down in the wake of the coronavirus as manufacturers face multiple issues from part shortages to potential health risks to...
What you need (now) – What we’ve got
Sure, these are uncertain times. In only 10 days we've gone from elbow bumps, to working from home and hearing of some clients locking-down their businesses, reviewing...
What Does FMEA Have To Do With Ultramarathons?
One thing that we stress at the Luminous Group is that the FMEA is a way of thinking about risk. It is not a form with rows and columns. It is all about identifying...
20 Years of Tailored Improvement Solutions
Twenty years ago, I started a training and consulting company called The Luminous Group. It was 1999. I was married with two young daughters, ages 5 and 2. It was a...
Five Myths About Training
We have all invested time and money in training programs. Some of these may have been classroom-based, some online, and some may have even combined classroom or...
FMEA in a New Light: What Will You Improve?
This month, the new AIAG VDA Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) Handbook became available. Compliance requirements to the more structured approach described in...
Turning Caution into Profits
The stock market is up, manufacturing orders are strong and we continue to see capital expansion but many manufacturing companies in Michigan are holding back on...